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  • The EIB uses credit enhancement facility in offshore wind loan

    13 February 2015

    The European Investment Bank has agreed a £51 million ($78 million) loan for the world's second largest offshore wind project, using its Project Bond Credit Enhancement Facility.

  • Development banks in initiative to harmonise green bond impact reporting

    13 February 2015

    A number of multilateral development banks (MDBs) are working together to produce harmonised guidelines for reporting the impacts of green bonds, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • World's biggest sovereign wealth fund discloses divestments

    12 February 2015

    The world's largest sovereign wealth fund, Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, has revealed more details about its divestments as part of a move to "think long-term and protect value for future generations".

  • Trina in convertibles deal with two investors for Chinese solar

    12 February 2015

    Trina Solar has formed an investment partnership with two major with Chinese firms to develop up to 1GW of projects.

  • First-time issuers and IFIs to boost 2015 green bond market, says Morgan Stanley

    12 February 2015

    The green bond market will continue to be boosted this year by first-time issuers, including financial institutions, according to a green bonds specialist at Morgan Stanley.

  • $760m raised by Mainstream for South African wind

    12 February 2015

    Mainstream Renewable Power has closed its $760 million funding round for wind power in South Africa.

  • Apple puts $848m into solar farm with First Solar

    12 February 2015

    Technology giant Apple has made its first renewables investment after announcing an $848 million deal with First Solar that will power its operations in California.

  • Optimism prompts new spot exchange for EU ETS

    11 February 2015

    The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) has seen a new spot exchange launched, in a growing sign of the market's recovery.

  • China's emissions market 'to target six sectors'

    11 February 2015

    China's national emissions trading system (ETS), will initially cover six industry sectors: power generation; steel, non-ferrous metals; building materials; chemicals; and aviation, according to a senior government official.

  • Businesses must turn up the pressure ahead of Paris

    11 February 2015

    As climate negotiators meet in Geneva, Dirk Forrister argues that businesses have a key role to play helping shape policy on the road to Paris